I Accept Responsibility, But My Team Lack Experience – Leeds Boss Darko Milanic After Defeat To Wolves
Inside Futbol 25/10/14
Leeds United manager Darko Milanic has accepted responsibility for his side's 2-1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers today, but insisted his team do not yet have enough experience to maintain their level of performance throughout a match.
Milanic, who is still waiting for his first win as Leeds boss after six games in charge, saw his side take the lead through Mirco Antenucci in the 18th minute.
However, Leeds' performance dipped in the second half as Wolves applied pressure and the visitors equalised when James Henry took advantage of a Giuseppe Bellusci mistake in the 66th minute.
With both sides aiming to find a winner there were chances at either end, but Wolves came up trumps when substitute Leon Clark side-footed the ball home with just five minutes left.
Milanic made all his substitutions, bringing on Luke Murphy for Alex Mowatt, Casper Sloth for Adryan and Brian Montenegro for Tommaso Bianchi.
"It's not a great feeling after we lose the game today, it's a bad feeling", he told LUTV.
"We lost control of the match we lost our passing play in the second half.
"It was very good [in the first half], we created opportunities, we played well, the opposition were not really dangerous. It was a good performance on our side, we scored the goal and made a few chances.
"We were prepared, we talked about this moment in the dressing room that we have to begin like we began in the first minutes, this means we have control and pass the ball, but it didn't happen. This means the opposition did well and we had problems with them."
And Milanic says his side lack the vital ingredient of experience, which means they cannot play well throughout an entire match.
"We are not a team with a lot of experience. That is clear to see in the game. We cannot maintain the same level in the game. We played well, very well in the first half and then in the second half when the opposition were very dynamic and played forward very quick we had problems. We also lost our calm."
The Slovenian boss does ultimately accept responsibility for the Whites throwing away a winning position however.
"Look I'm head coach and I have responsibility, but also we have to train hard and the team is young and my job is to choose the team, that's right, it means it is my responsibility. It is also my responsibility to change someone and it is their responsibility to go onto the pitch and fight."
Leeds United manager Darko Milanic has accepted responsibility for his side's 2-1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers today, but insisted his team do not yet have enough experience to maintain their level of performance throughout a match.
Milanic, who is still waiting for his first win as Leeds boss after six games in charge, saw his side take the lead through Mirco Antenucci in the 18th minute.
However, Leeds' performance dipped in the second half as Wolves applied pressure and the visitors equalised when James Henry took advantage of a Giuseppe Bellusci mistake in the 66th minute.
With both sides aiming to find a winner there were chances at either end, but Wolves came up trumps when substitute Leon Clark side-footed the ball home with just five minutes left.
Milanic made all his substitutions, bringing on Luke Murphy for Alex Mowatt, Casper Sloth for Adryan and Brian Montenegro for Tommaso Bianchi.
"It's not a great feeling after we lose the game today, it's a bad feeling", he told LUTV.
"We lost control of the match we lost our passing play in the second half.
"It was very good [in the first half], we created opportunities, we played well, the opposition were not really dangerous. It was a good performance on our side, we scored the goal and made a few chances.
"We were prepared, we talked about this moment in the dressing room that we have to begin like we began in the first minutes, this means we have control and pass the ball, but it didn't happen. This means the opposition did well and we had problems with them."
And Milanic says his side lack the vital ingredient of experience, which means they cannot play well throughout an entire match.
"We are not a team with a lot of experience. That is clear to see in the game. We cannot maintain the same level in the game. We played well, very well in the first half and then in the second half when the opposition were very dynamic and played forward very quick we had problems. We also lost our calm."
The Slovenian boss does ultimately accept responsibility for the Whites throwing away a winning position however.
"Look I'm head coach and I have responsibility, but also we have to train hard and the team is young and my job is to choose the team, that's right, it means it is my responsibility. It is also my responsibility to change someone and it is their responsibility to go onto the pitch and fight."